algarabía
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabíyya, “Arabic [language]”), from Arabic اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (al-ʕarabiyya). Compare Portuguese algaravia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
algarabía f (plural algarabías)
- (uncountable, rare, dated) Arabic (language)
- hubbub, uproar
- gibberish
- Synonyms: jerigonza f, galimatías m, guirigay m, periquera f
Further reading edit
- “algarabía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014